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Half an hour ago, Snake Lance Douluo was utterly bewildered. How had Ye Lan managed to catch the young master? What on earth had happened in the meantime?
Snake Lance Douluo began to carefully recall his recent memories.
Early that morning, he had been meditating, concealed within the mountain peak, and incidentally protecting the young master. Over the years, as the young master's strength grew, Snake Lance Douluo found more time for his own cultivation. He was no longer a constant presence, unlike when the young master was six or seven years old. Since reaching the Soul Emperor level, the young master could even defeat a Soul Sage on his own. He could also hold his ground for a while against a Soul Douluo. So, these days, aside from paying special attention to the auras of Title Douluos, he spent most of his time cultivating.
Originally, there was nothing at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy that Snake Lance Douluo needed to worry about, apart from the three elders of the Academic Committee. But he never would have guessed that a Soul Douluo would actually conceal their aura and sneak attack a "Great Soul Master" like Ye Lan!
This wasn't really Snake Lance Douluo's fault. "Mighty Ape God" Titan had learned from his son, Tai Nuo, that Ye Lan possessed the ability to teleport over long distances. To prevent Ye Lan from escaping, Titan decided to hide his aura, pretend to be a regular person, and get close enough for a single, fatal blow.
But what Titan hadn't expected was that the woman beside Ye Lan would sacrifice herself for him. Snake Lance Douluo hadn't expected this either. After all, a fully unconstrained Qian Renxue could hold her own against a Soul Douluo. The "Six-Winged Angel" spirit was, after all, the "number one in the sky," a divine-level spirit.
In a series of coincidental events, the "Young Master" of the Spirit Hall blocked the "Mighty Ape God's" attack, saving Ye Lan, who should have died. But in doing so, she became critically injured. By the time Snake Lance Douluo arrived, Qian Renxue was lying in a pool of golden blood.
Just as the "Mighty Ape God" was about to crush both Ye Lan and Qian Renxue, Snake Lance Douluo didn't even think, preparing to stop him. Then, a flash of white light streaked past! The next thing Snake Lance Douluo saw was Ye Lan holding the soundly sleeping young master.
Snake Lance Douluo immediately realized the sky had grown slightly brighter. And didn't the "Mighty Ape King," Ye Lan, the young master, and I used to be on that other mountain peak? Why had all of our locations changed? And wasn't the young master at death's door? Why was she now completely unharmed?
Snake Lance Douluo, a powerhouse at the pinnacle of the Douluo Continent, was now filled with great questions. Just as he was about to step forward to ask, the young master and Ye Lan started to playfully flirt. Snake Lance Douluo could only stop in his tracks and wait for the "resurrected" young master and Ye Lan to have their moment.
A long time passed before Snake Lance Douluo emerged from the dense forest.
"Ahem, ahem."
Little Xue, who was resting in Ye Lan's arms, immediately saw her Uncle Yu in his black and gold armor. Her cheeks turned red, and she quickly pulled away from Ye Lan's embrace.
"Uncle Yu, you've been waiting for me and Ye Lan for a long time, haven't you?!"
Snake Lance Douluo wore a look of apology. "Young master, it was my dereliction of duty! Although I don't know what happened, if you had died, I don't know how I could have faced you or the Great Elder!"
Little Xue waved her hand. "Uncle Yu, it's not your fault. Who would have thought a Soul Douluo would sneak attack a 'Great Soul Master' like Ye Lan?"
"Oh, by the way, Uncle Yu, this is Ye Lan!" Little Xue pulled Ye Lan forward. Then she added, "Ye Lan, this is Uncle Yu. He's a Title Douluo!"
Ye Lan cupped his fist. "Greetings, Uncle Yu! Please just call me Little Lan."
Seeing how sensible Ye Lan was, Snake Lance Douluo nodded, realizing why the young master had missed him so much. Since Ye Lan was calling him Uncle Yu, it meant Ye Lan was treating the "young master" as his own family.
Snake Lance Douluo then asked, "Young master, what just happened? Why don't I have any memory of it?"
Little Xue awkwardly tugged at Ye Lan's arm. She hadn't been in control of the "Twelve-Winged Primordial Angel" and didn't know the specific details of the spirit fusion skill. Ye Lan also asked with a puzzled expression, "Uncle Yu, what do you mean?"
"Little Lan, my memory only goes up to the moment you and the young master turned into a flash of white light."
Ye Lan pondered for a moment. Was he suffering from amnesia? Then he recalled Titan's two expressions of sudden realization. Was it the unknown effect of a "God's Unseeable Gaze"?
Ye Lan couldn't be sure, but he shared his version of the events. "Uncle Yu, the moment Little Xue was critically injured, I felt my spirit and Little Xue's spirit reach an unprecedented state of synchronization. Then, Little Xue and I successfully used the spirit fusion skill, 'Twelve-Winged Primordial Angel'!"
"The 'Twelve-Winged Primordial Angel' immediately healed Little Xue's injuries! And within the hundred seconds the spirit fusion skill lasted, Little Xue and I killed the 'Mighty Ape God'."
"I think the reason for your amnesia might be related to the characteristics of the 'Twelve-Winged Primordial Angel'. You can only remember things related to it when you see it. When you can't see it, all information related to it disappears."
"I see, I've never heard of such a strange ability." Snake Lance Douluo carefully considered the ability of the "Twelve-Winged Primordial Angel".
Then, he was shocked. "So, does that mean the 'Twelve-Winged Primordial Angel' has an absolute first-strike advantage?! During a fight, as long as you use a movement spirit skill to get out of the enemy's line of sight, or use an obstacle, the enemy will get amnesia."
"By the time the 'Twelve-Winged Primordial Angel' appears and launches an attack, even if the enemy remembers its existence at that moment, they definitely wouldn't have time to react, right?"
Ye Lan nodded. "That's probably the ability that allowed Little Xue and me to easily defeat the 'Mighty Ape God'. When I attacked the 'Mighty Ape God', he didn't even have time to activate his spirit power to defend. I think that was related to the 'Mighty Ape God's' amnesia."
Ye Lan then secretly wondered, if I used the consciousness acceleration of my "Golden Pupils" in combination with my "Eight-Sided Exquisite Heart" against a "God's Unseeable Gaze," would I be able to react? But Ye Lan didn't dwell on it too much; after all, no one else had such a freakish skill as the "God's Unseeable Gaze".
"So, does that mean your and Little Xue's spirit fusion skill can now defeat me?" Snake Lance Douluo asked, making a guess.
Ye Lan explained, "Not yet. The 'Twelve-Winged Primordial Angel,' without using its 'Primordial Domain,' has a combat power similar to a Soul Sage."
"A Title Douluo is so much stronger than a Soul Douluo. Even if they are suppressed by twenty percent of their combat power by the 'Primordial Domain,' they're still a Title Douluo!"
"Besides, the reason Little Xue and I were able to defeat the 'Mighty Ape God' was because his movement speed was too slow! He couldn't dodge the 'Twelve-Winged Primordial Angel's' long-range attacks."
"Although the current 'Twelve-Winged Primordial Angel' can't defeat Uncle Yu, it can rely on its mobility to remain undefeated against you!"
Snake Lance Douluo praised him. "Little Lan is truly a 'scholar'. You were able to analyze the combat outcome so quickly."
Little Xue smiled. "Of course, he's my..." Little Xue's face turned red, and she didn't finish her sentence.
"What am I?" Ye Lan teased playfully.
"Ah!"
Ye Lan's soft flesh at his waist was attacked again!
The three of them chatted as they walked, and soon they arrived at Titan's remains. Snake Lance Douluo looked at the pool of fresh blood and the dismembered Titan, astonished. Was this the young master's doing? No, this was definitely Ye Lan's masterpiece!
It seemed that even the mild-mannered Little Lan had a side to him that could go so mad for the young master.
After his moment of emotion, Snake Lance Douluo said, "Leave Titan's corpse for me to handle."
Ye Lan then thought about Tang Hao's relationship with the Clear Sky Clan. However, the "Clear Sky Clan" probably didn't know where Tang Hao was at the moment. So, it would likely be a long time before Tang Hao learned of Titan's death. But Ye Lan wasn't going to bet on how long it would take Tang Hao to find out!
Ye Lan said, "Uncle Yu, please handle Titan's corpse and suppress the news of his death. Because of the 'Twelve-Winged Primordial Angel's' ability, no one will remember the battle between the 'Mighty Ape God' and the 'Twelve-Winged Primordial Angel'. So, if you just make 'Titan' appear to have gone missing, Little Xue and I will have a lot less trouble."
Snake Lance Douluo said, "Hmm, Little Lan, you're so thoughtful. I will suppress the news of Titan's death."
Little Xue then spoke up. "Since that's the case, why not spread some small-scale information that Titan attacked Spirit Hall's young master and was killed by a Title Douluo?"
Ye Lan said, "Little Xue, won't that get you in trouble?!"
Little Xue laughed. "No one outside of Spirit Hall's higher-ups knows the young master's information!"
"They would first have to know if the Spirit Hall's 'young master' is a man or a woman!"
After thinking for a moment, Snake Lance Douluo nodded. Fact and fiction, fiction and fact. By using false information to cover up false information, the true information would become impossible to uncover.
After all, even if they announced that a "level 40" young master and a level 25 Ye Lan had killed a Soul Douluo, no one would believe it!
God Realm
In a secluded forest, the trees were lush and dense, and all sorts of strange flowers and trees grew there. Every plant seemed to contain endless vitality, and the leaves swayed, giving off a gentle glow. A clear stream flowed through the forest, its water sparkling with a golden light, as if it wasn't water but a spring of life. This spring of life originated from the Lake of Life at the center of the Forest of Life.
By the lake was a delicate hut, surrounded by all kinds of flowers that bloomed all year round, filling the air with their fragrance. Among the flowers was a young girl wearing a light green dress. The dress was embroidered with intricate patterns of blooming flowers, dancing butterflies, and lively birds. These patterns were so lifelike they seemed to have a life of their own.
The girl had long, silky green hair that cascaded over her shoulders and back like a waterfall. Her hair shimmered with a faint luster, as if every strand contained the power of life. She gave off a unique and vibrant energy that made people feel incredibly close to her.
The girl in the green dress was the "Goddess of Life," Little Green. She was constantly weaving through the flowers, and as she danced, countless mists turned into water droplets, watering the roots of the blossoms.
Just as Little Green was enjoying her dance, she suddenly detected a "newborn" wave.
"What is this?" Little Green stopped dancing and carefully sensed the "newborn" wave from before.
The wave had only existed for 0.27 seconds. Although it was very faint, the Goddess of Life still detected that the "newborn" was very weak, just as she had been when she was born in the God Realm.
The "newborn" was probably only in the "sapling stage" right now. But there was no doubt that the "newborn" was the same "God King" rank as she was. And it also had the "Extreme Life" attribute. If it weren't for the "Extreme Life" wave, Little Green wouldn't have noticed the ripple at all.
A moment later, Little Green finally sensed where the faint wave had come from: the Douluo Star. As she sensed the Douluo Star, she also sensed two familiar auras.
Why were there the auras of Asura and the Sea God on the Douluo Star? Had they set something up on the Douluo Star? Little Green thought of how Little Purple and the Asura camp were mortal enemies. So, no matter what, the newborn couldn't be pulled into his camp.
Then, countless green shards of light emerged from Little Green's body, and the power of life began to envelop the area outside the Douluo Star. A long time later, the green divine power outside the Douluo Star gradually disappeared.
Little Green murmured, "This way, all information related to the power of life will be intercepted by me."
"Although I don't know what Asura and the Sea God have set up on the Douluo Star, no matter what they've set up, it's no match for the 'newborn'!"
"I wonder what Little Purple has been up to lately? I haven't seen her in a long time!"
Little Green's thoughts came and went quickly. Before long, she went back into the flower garden to catch butterflies.
One night, it was dark and rainy.
Thump, thump, thump!
A heavy knocking sound echoed in Ye Lan's mind. Ye Lan instantly snapped awake from his Blue Silver consciousness. Who was it? Someone was looking for me in the middle of the night?
He wondered if it was another Soul Sage or Soul Douluo sneak attack. Ye Lan got ready to use his "Flash," "Sonic Shift," and "Instant Step" to run at any moment. He cautiously pulled open the heavy door.
Before he even saw the person, a voice came through.
"Ye Lan!! Come with me, quick!"
The moment the door opened, Ye Leng Leng spoke urgently.
"Leng Leng, what's wrong?"
Ye Leng Leng didn't answer but immediately grabbed Ye Lan's right hand and ran out into the rainy night.
"Yan Yan is in trouble! I don't know why, but she's been poisoned! My 'Nine Hearts Begonia' can't cure her. I can only keep repairing her injuries," Ye Leng Leng said as she ran.
"Leng Leng, don't worry. We'll be there soon."
Ye Lan heard how urgent the situation was, so he immediately picked up Ye Leng Leng and put her on his back. He activated "Flash," adding a hundred and thirty percent of his spirit power. He rushed at full speed toward Yan Yan's courtyard!
A moment later, Ye Lan, with Ye Leng Leng on his back, rushed into Yan Yan's courtyard. Ye Lan put Leng Leng down and, led by her, quickly walked into the house. Before Ye Lan even saw Yan Yan, he heard Dugu Yan weakly call out:
"Idol…"
"Idol..."
"Grandpa..."
As Ye Lan got closer, he saw that Dugu Yan was completely convulsing, and her forehead and cheeks were covered in fine, dense sweat. Her fingernails, lips, and eyes had all turned a dark green color.
Ye Lan held Dugu Yan's right hand and looked at her with a pained expression. Ye Lan's left hand constantly released countless delicate Blue Silver Grass. He had just grabbed the Blue Silver Grass to feed it to Dugu Yan, but she was holding on to his waist so tightly that it was inconvenient for him to feed her.
"Leng Leng, help me out."
"Okay!" Ye Leng Leng quickly and skillfully fed the delicate Blue Silver Grass into Dugu Yan's mouth.
A long time passed, but Dugu Yan's symptoms didn't improve quickly. Her body was still convulsing. Ye Lan gritted his teeth and instantly sliced into Dugu Yan's ten fingertips. Dark green poison blood immediately seeped out of her fingertips, and then Ye Leng Leng kept feeding the delicate Blue Silver Grass to Yan Yan.
After a long time, Dugu Yan's lip color slowly changed from dark green to green and finally to a healthy red.
Seeing Dugu Yan getting better, Ye Leng Leng and Ye Lan both let out a sigh of relief.
"Ye Lan, what's wrong with Yan Yan? Isn't her spirit a Jade Phosphor Serpent? Why would Yan Yan be poisoned?" Ye Leng Leng asked with concern.
Ye Lan said, "The poison that Yan Yan has is the Jade Phosphor Serpent's poison. This is probably also the reason her parents died."
Ye Leng Leng gripped Ye Lan's arm tightly and anxiously asked, "Then what should we do?! Does that mean Yan Yan is in a lot of danger?"
Ye Lan comforted her. "Leng Leng, don't worry. There will be a solution."
"Leng Leng, take this token to Prince Xue Xing's manor. Grandpa Dugu is most likely there. Please invite Dugu Bo to come. He should have a solution." Ye Lan took Dugu Bo's token out of his "Nine Stars Linked Bracelet" and gave it to her.
"Okay!" Ye Leng Leng agreed and immediately ran out, disappearing into the rainy night.
"Yan Yan!" Dugu Bo anxiously rushed into the house. When he saw Dugu Yan sleeping peacefully in Ye Lan's arms, Dugu Bo let out a sigh of relief.
"Little Lan, Yan... can your Blue Silver Grass cure Yan Yan's poison?" Dugu Bo's eyes trembled slightly as he asked.
Ye Lan saw Dugu Bo's expression, and his palm once again released countless delicate Blue Silver Grass.
"Grandpa Dugu, you eat this first. Suppress the poison in your body," Ye Lan said decisively.
"Little Lan, how did you know..." Dugu Bo quickly grabbed a handful of delicate Blue Silver Grass and stuffed it into his mouth.
"Grandpa Dugu, your neck is covered in sweat, and your face looks so pale," Ye Lan said.
Dugu Bo awkwardly wiped the sweat off his body and accepted the grass Ye Lan gave him again. Although the Blue Silver Grass was just a drop in the bucket compared to the poison in his body, Dugu Bo did feel that the pain in his head and feet had lessened.
After Ye Lan had used up all of his spirit power, Dugu Bo's poison was finally suppressed. At that moment, Ye Leng Leng finally arrived at the house.
"Senior Dugu, can Yan Yan's poison be cured!" Ye Leng Leng asked, still out of breath.
Dugu Bo awkwardly scratched his head. He hadn't even cured his own poison yet. Seeing the exhausted Ye Leng Leng, Ye Lan said, "Leng Leng, go rest. Yan Yan will be fine."
Dugu Bo looked at Ye Lan with a hopeful expression and asked, "Little Lan, can Yan Yan's poison be cured if she regularly eats your Blue Silver Grass?"
"I know my own poison. Sooner or later, it will have a massive outbreak. Your Blue Silver Grass only delays the outbreak for me."
"If Yan Yan's poison can be cured, then I have no other requests."
"If I can see you and Yan Yan get married and have a baby before I die, I'd be so happy, hahaha."
Ye Leng Leng was surprised. "Senior Dugu, are you saying you have the same illness as Yan Yan?"
Dugu Bo sighed. "Alas, only to you and Little Lan would I tell the truth."
"My Dugu clan's inherited Jade Phosphor Serpent spirit has always been like this. The more talented a Jade Phosphor Serpent spirit master is, the more they suffer from the Jade Phosphor Serpent's poison."
"Yan Yan's father was poisoned to death first, and Yan Yan's mother, because she was pregnant with Yan Yan, was eventually poisoned to death by the 'Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison'."
"So, Yan Yan's illness is actually an inherited spirit illness. Although the Jade Phosphor Serpent is one of the most poisonous spirits on the continent, anyone with the Jade Phosphor Serpent spirit will gradually be poisoned."
"To resist the Jade Phosphor Serpent's poison, you must cultivate spirit power and use it to resist the 'Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison'."
"However, the higher your spirit power, the stronger the 'Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison' becomes. It's a vicious cycle, and a Jade Phosphor Serpent spirit master will eventually die from their own poison."
After listening to Dugu Bo's explanation, Ye Leng Leng's face turned grim. She never expected Yan Yan to be suffering from such a terrifying poison.
Dugu Bo solemnly grabbed Ye Lan's hand and said, "Little Lan, I don't expect Yan Yan's poison to be cured. I just hope you can help her hold on for as long as possible. I don't want Yan Yan to die before she's had a chance to enjoy her life."
Ye Lan said, "Grandpa Dugu, if the Jade Phosphor Serpent's poison is so terrifying, how did you manage to cultivate to a Title Douluo?"
Dugu Bo said, "Originally, I could only cultivate to a Soul Saint. Then the poison in my body would erupt, and I would be poisoned to death by the 'Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison'. However, through a stroke of luck, I found a treasure trove."
"There was a spring there that was divided into two parts. One was a bitterly cold spring, and the other was a scorching hot spring."
"It was only by using the dual suppression of the extreme heat and extreme cold of the spring that I was able to completely suppress the Jade Phosphor Purple Poison."
Ye Leng Leng asked, "Senior Dugu, does that mean Yan Yan can also suppress the Jade Phosphor Serpent's poison by using the Ice and Fire Spring Eye?"
Dugu Bo said, "Although that place can suppress the Jade Phosphor Serpent's poison, the conditions there are extremely harsh. Other than poisonous plants, it's just poisonous mist. How old is Yan Yan? Does she have to suffer like me and stay in that horrible place every day to cultivate?"
"Moreover, as my cultivation has reached the Title Douluo level, the Jade Phosphor Serpent poison in my body is getting more terrifying by the day. I estimate that in just a few years, the poison in my body will completely erupt!"
"In other words, even if Yan Yan relies on the Ice and Fire Spring Eye to suppress the poison in her body, a day will still come when the Jade Phosphor Serpent's poison will erupt."
"I just don't know if the Ice and Fire Spring Eye combined with Little Lan's Blue Silver Grass would work!"
After hearing Dugu Bo's words, Ye Leng Leng's heart sank. Was Yan Yan truly beyond saving?
Ye Lan spoke up. "Leng Leng, Grandpa Dugu, don't be so pessimistic. The spring that Grandpa Dugu uses to suppress the Jade Phosphor Serpent's poison is most likely a treasure trove."
"Where there's a treasure trove, there must be treasures. I think the poisonous plants Grandpa Dugu mentioned might also have something that can cure the Jade Phosphor Serpent's poison."
Dugu Bo hesitated. "Little Lan, do you mean to test the poisonous plants? Those poisonous plants might be even more terrifying than the 'Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison'!"
Ye Leng Leng looked at Ye Lan with worry. Although she really wanted to cure Dugu Yan's poison, she didn't want Ye Lan to take such a risk.
Ye Lan shook his head. "Grandpa Dugu, my spirit has an ability that can identify plants."
"As long as I touch a plant, I can know the specific information about it."
Dugu Bo's eyes lit up with joy. "There's such a magical ability?! Does that mean Yan Yan is saved!?"
Ye Lan nodded. "She should be saved."
"And, since the poison in Grandpa Dugu and Yan Yan is a spirit poison, even if the herbs don't work, I have another method we can try."
After hearing Ye Lan's words, Dugu Bo excitedly patted Ye Lan's shoulder and said, "As expected of my good grandson-in-law!!"
Ye Lan awkwardly looked at Ye Leng Leng. Thankfully, Ye Leng Leng didn't seem to mind, and Ye Lan's heart was put at ease.
(End of Chapter)